Serum albumin leads to false-positive results in the XTT and the MTT assay
Tetrazolium salts like 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) or sodium 2,3-bis-(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide (XTT) that form formazans after reduction are widely used to investigate cell viability. Besides cellular enzymes, some con...
| Publié dans: | BioTechniques. - 1991. - 43(2007), 2 vom: 21. Aug., Seite 178, 180, 182 passim |
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| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | English |
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2007
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| Accès à la collection: | BioTechniques |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Formazans Serum Albumin Tetrazolium Salts |